Islanders Storylines• Top Line: The Islanders new-look top line - Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo and Anders Lee - have combined for 17 points (6G, 11A) in three games. • Getting Wild: The Islanders have won four straight games against the Minnesota Wild. • Okposo: Kyle Okposo was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week on Monday. Okposo had seven points (1G, 6A) in three games last week and is on a four-game point streak (2G, 6A).

Wild Storylines
• Moulson, Niederreiter Return: Former Islanders Matt Moulson and Nino Niederreiter return to Long Island for the first time since being dealt by the team.• Playoff Race: The Wild are currently seventh in the Western Conference playoff picture. They are three points ahead of eighth-placed Phoenix. • Team Leaders: Jason Pominville leads the Wild in goals (26) and points (48). Zach Parise is second in both categories with 23 goals and 21 assists.

Islanders player to watchCal Clutterbuck - Forward

After spending six seasons with the Minnesota Wild, Cal Clutterbuck faces off against his former team for the second time this season. The Welland, Ont. native scored in his return to Minnesota in the Islanders 5-4 comeback win on Dec. 29 and has nine goals and seven assists in 2013-14. Clutterbuck has goals in two of his last three games and is fifth in the NHL with 223 hits this season.

Wild player to watchMatt Moulson - Forward

Matt Moulson makes his return to Nassau Coliseum for the first time since being traded to the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 27. Moulson had 15 goals and 29 assists in 44 games with the Sabres before being dealt to his Minnesota Wild. In six games with his current team, Moulson has one goal and one assist. Moulson joined the Islanders in 2009-10, scoring 30 or more goals in his first three seasons with the team.

2013-14 season series (1-0-0)

The Islanders overcame a 3-0 hole for a 5-4 comeback win over the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 29, 2013. The Isles scored five goals in the final 37 minutes for the gutsy win after falling behind 3-0 in the opening 23 minutes. Kyle Okposo scored two third-period goals, including the game winner. John Tavares, Thomas Hickey and former-Wild Cal Clutterbuck also scored.